Tokyo offers support to Hanoi

Tokyo hopes to support Vietnam in environmental protection, water
drainage, athlete training, and education, which are all Japan’s
strengths.

Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose said at his
meeting with Nguyen The Thao, Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s
Committee, on November 18 in the framework of the meeting of the Asian
Network of Major Cities in the 21 st century (ANMC21) in Hanoi.

In the time to come, Tokyo is ready to organise seminars to seek ways
to address air pollution in Hanoi, provide training for staff working
in water drainage as well as highly qualified athletes to attend
regional competitions, and seek to generate jobs for Vietnamese students
in Tokyo.

Chairman Thao valued the long-lasting
cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, and Hanoi and Tokyo in
particular, especially when the Tokyo-initiated ANMC21 was set up.

He recommended a joint statement and memoranda of understanding on
cooperation in the aforesaid four areas, saying they are all the most
pressing issues facing the city.-VNA